February 23, 2023

Diaspora leader: Israel must continue to engage with US Jews to ensure unity

William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, tells Israel National News about the organization’s recent conference. The event featured the participation of over 70 leaders of the American jewish community who met with Israeli political, government and civic society officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Galant, Foreign Minister

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Explosions heard in city of Karaj of Iran

Explosions were heard on Thursday evening over the Iranian city of Karaj. Eyewitnesses reported several explosions and interceptions of drones. The country”s air defense systems were reportedly activated. The official IRNA news agency claimed that the explosions and the activation of air defenses were part of an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) exercise near Karaj.

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Biden’s less than ironclad commitment to Israel

(JNS) Forget the bromides about America”s “unbreakable bond” with Israel and how the United States is Israel”s “greatest friend.” Over the past week, the Biden administration has crossed two ominous red lines. For the first time in six years, the U.S. enabled a vote against Israel at the United Nations, supporting a U.N. Security Council

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Purim party for wounded soldiers helps them leave the pain behind

Purim is the age-old story of the triumph of good over evil, the miraculous survival of the Jewish people from the evil plots of those who sought to destroy them. It is a time of joy and festivities, a time to reach out to fellow Jews and fill their lives with joy, light and dignity.

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Judical reform protest leader: Stop contributing to Israel’s economy

Noa Sattath, leader of the Civil Rights Association and one of the organizers of the protests against the judicial reforms, called in an interview for an economic boycott of Israel until the government retracted the planned reforms. Asked during a lecture which was organized by the New Israel Foundation and Americans for Peace Now if

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Fish rain down from sky in Australian outback town

Resident of a remote town in the Australian outback were shocked to see fish raining down from the sky recently. The unusual weather event occurred in Lajamanu, population 606, a small community in Australia”s Northern Territory situated on the border of the Tanami Desert. Townspeople described being stunned when fish began falling on the town

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Alleged Colorado nightclub shooter ran neo-Nazi website, detetive testifies

The alleged killer in the mass shooting at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ club ran a neo-Nazi website that included a video of shootings at synagogues and mosques, according to a detective who testified Wednesday in a hearing about whether Anderson Lee Aldrich should face hate crime charges. The testimony came a day before the release

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Ben-Gvir boycotts budget meeting over police funding

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir boycotted the government’s meeting on the state budget which was held today (Thursday), Kan News reported. According to the report, Ben-Gvir is demanding the full funding which was promised to him in the coalition agreement between the Otzma Yehudit and Likud parties. This is many billions of shekels more than

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Montreal campus newspaper slammed for biased coverage of president’s Israel trip

Montreal”s Concordia University student newspaper has drawn strong criticism for biased coverage of Israel trips taken by university”s current and past presidents. The campus paper, The Link, published a biased lengthy front-page article on February 21 titled, “Allied in Apartheid: Palestinian Students Denounce Concordia President”s Trip to Israel,” interviewing students who denounced the trip taken

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